I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
AISHA HINDSI was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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Remakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original.
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I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
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Even in past relationships, that I’m still a woman, I still have vulnerabilities even though my aesthetic feels strong, powerful and full of all of the wisdom in the world, I’m still growing and becoming.
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[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.
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Learning about her and the layers of her helps you to see that the same woman who holds a gun and an axe felt feelings for a man.
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I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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A space where the conversation surrounding the issues in our country is offering a seat at the table to all the voices to be heard, a murder mystery, and grassroots look at our own humanity as we move through the parts and pieces of the story.
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I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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[Harriet Tubman] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God.
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One or the other she was going to have by any means necessary.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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